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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:1

EXPOSITION IT is by way of introduction to the remaining narrative that the writer says:— And Naomi had, on her husband's side, a friend. The C'tib reading מְיֻדַּע (absolute מְיֻדָע ) is much to be preferred to the K'ri מוֹדַע . But מְיֻדָּע is ambiguous in import. It primarily means known , well-known , acquainted , an acquaintance (see Job 19:14 ; Psalms 55:13 ; Psalms 88:8 , Psalms 88:18 ). But as intimate acquaintances, especially in a primitive and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:1-9

The harvest-field. RUTH WAS EAGER TO WORK (see Ruth 2:2 ). 1. Work is honorable; it is wholesome; inspiriting too; the best antidote to ennui . If not immoderate, nothing is so efficacious in giving full development to man's physique ; nothing is so potent to put reins upon passions, and a curb on the tendency to morbid imaginations. All great men and women have been diligent workers. Jesus worked. He who is his Father and ours "worketh hitherto." 2. Ruth did... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:2

And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me go, I pray thee, to the cornfields, that I may glean among the ears after whosoever shall show me favor. In modern style one would not, in referring, at this stage of the narrative, to Ruth, deem it in the least degree necessary or advantageous to repeat the designation "the Moabitess." The repetition is antique, and calls to mind the redundant particularization of legal phraseology—"the aforesaid Ruth, the Moabitess." She was willing and wishful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:3

Ruth, having obtained the consent of her mother-in-law, went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers. That is, she "went forth," viz; from the city, "and came to the cornfields, and gleaned." "There are some," says Lawson, "whose virtue and industry lie only in their tongues. They say, and do not. But Ruth was no less diligent in business than wise in resolution." The later Jews had a set of fantastic bylaws concerning gleaning, detailed by Maimonides. One of them was, that if... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:3

Her hap. Words could hardly be more suggestive than these. They may be applied to circumstances in the life of every one of us. There have been turning-points in our history; we took one path rather than another, and with results (as we now see) how momentous to ourselves! So was it with Ruth of Moab, the gleaner. I. MANY OF OUR ACTIONS ARE PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT OR INTENTION REGARDING THEIR RESULTS . In ordinary affairs how often do we decide and act... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:4

On the very day that the Moabitess entered on her gleaning, Boaz, in accordance with his wont, as a good and wise master, visited his harvest-field. And, behold, Boas came from Bethlehem. The law of kindness was on his lips; and while benevolence was beaming from his countenance, piety was ruling within his heart. He said to the reapers, Yahveh be with you! And they said to him, Yahveh bless thee! Courtesy met courtesy. It is a charming scene, and we may reasonably assume that there was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:4

Salutations. It is a pleasant picture of old-world life, among the ancient Hebrews, this of the "mighty man of wealth" coming down from his house to his cornfields to watch the work of the reapers, the progress of the harvest. Boaz seems to have lived on friendly terms with those in his employment, and to have taken an interest in them and in their toils. A lesson for all masters and employers of labor. And how picturesque the scene when the proprietor meets his laborers, and they exchange... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:4

"The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee." Nothing is more beautiful in national history than good feeling between masters and men. Religion alone can inspire this feeling. It fails before mere expediency, and can only be secured by mutual dependence on God and on each other. I. THE LIVING PRESENCE . The Lord with us means courage and consolation—courage to face difficulty, and consolation in all times of depression and disheartenment. Christ has given us his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ruth 2:1

A kinsman - More literally “an acquaintance”; here (and in the feminine, Ruth 3:2) denoting the person with whom one is intimately acquainted, one’s near relation. The next kinsman of Ruth 2:20, etc. גאל gā'al, is a wholly different word.Boaz - Commonly taken to mean, “strength is in him” (compare 1 Kings 7:21). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ruth 2:2

Ruth 2:2. Let me go to the field and glean Which was permitted to the poor and the stranger, Leviticus 19:9; Deuteronomy 24:19. And Ruth was neither ashamed to confess her poverty, nor would she eat the bread of idleness. After him in whose sight I shall find grace Perhaps she did not know that poor strangers had a right to glean as well as the poor of Israel; or rather, out of her great modesty, she would not claim it as a right, but as a favour, which she would humbly and thankfully... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ruth 2:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ruth 2:2

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